The fire that destroyed a Southwick home Christmas Eve remains under investigation.

The fire that destroyed a Southwick home Christmas Eve remains under investigation.

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Updated: 12:37 PM EST Dec 26, 2014

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WEBVTT HOLD A MASS AND A BLESSING FOR THE KRESH. FRANK HOLLAND, WCVB NEWSCENTER 5. A LITTLE BOY HOSPITAL NICED IN BOSTON AFTER A DRAMATIC RESCUE FROM A CHRISTMAS DAY FIRE. THE CAUSE OF THIS NEAR TRAGEDY STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. THE PARENTS OF THAT TODDLER BROKE THROUGH AN OUTSIDE WINDOW OF THE SOUTHWICK HOME TO SAVE HIM. OUR ANTOINETTE ANTONIO IS LIVE AT THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL WITH MORE. AND EMILY, THE LITTLE BOY'S MOM SENT ME A FEW BRIEF TEXT MESSAGES THIS MORNING. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THE WHOLE FAMILY IS OVERWHELMED BY EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENED, BUT SHE DOES TELL ME THAT HE'S FEELING BETTER AND HE IS EXPECTED TO BE RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL SOME TIME TODAY. TWO-YEAR-OLD SAMUEL IS EXPECTED TO BE OK, SUFFERING FROM BURNS AND SMOKE INHALATION AFTER A FAST MOVING FIRE TORE THROUGH THE DUPLEX ON STATE'S AVENUE IN SOUTHWICK. THE LITTLE BOYS AT SHRINER'S HOSPITAL IN BOSTON WITH INJURIES THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. IF IT WASN'T FOR HIS MOTHER, WHO RUSHED BACK INTO THE BURNING HOME TO SAVE HIM. HE BROKE IN, IN THE WINDOW AND I DIDN'T THINK THEY WAS COMING OUT. THE FAMILY JUST GOT HOME FROM A CHRISTMAS EVE PARTY AND PUT THE TODDLER DOWN IN THE BEDROOM WHEN THEY SMELLED SMOKE. THE COUPLE COULDN'T REACH THE BOY FROM INSIDE SO THE YOUNG MOTHER SMASHED A BEDROOM WINDOW BIG ENOUGH FOR HER TO FIT THROUGH AND GOT TO THE BOY. THE TWO WERE TAKEN TO SHRINERS WHILE HIS PARENT WERE RELEASED. IT WAS SCARY, MY BROTHER WAS CRYING, I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM CRY IN A LONG TIME. FIRE INVESTIGATORS ARE TRYING TO PINPOINT A CAUSE OF THE FIRE, BUT SAY A CHRISTMAS TREE HELPED TO FUEL THE FLAMES. THE COMMUNITY IS COMING TOGETHER TO HELP THE FAMILY WHO LOST ALMOST EVERYTHING. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CALLING US ABOUT GIVING US CLOTHES AND STUFF LIKE THAT, BUT IT'S A SMALL TOWN AND EVERYONE HELPS EVERYONE, WHICH IS A GOOD THING. AND LOVED ONES HAVE SET UP A FUND RAISING WEBSITE. SO FAR ABOUT $1500 HAVE BEEN RAISED. WE'VE PUT A LINK TO THAT SITE ON OUR WEBSITE, WCVB.COM AND JUST WITHIN THE LAST FIVE MINUTES, AN UPDATE FROM THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE AND THEY SAY THE FIRE, THEY BELIEVE, IS

Community helping family who lost home in Christmas Eve fire

The fire that destroyed a Southwick home Christmas Eve remains under investigation.